In the first half, the Monks held the lead for all but the final three minutes as the Huskies capitalized on a man-up situation by netting a pair of goals, the latter being a Shauna Robert (Lyman, Maine) marker which tied the game at 6-6 heading into intermission.

The in state rivals swapped scores during the first 10 minutes of the second stanza, as the contest stood at an 8-8 deadlock after USM Sam Campobasso (Buxton, Maine) scored her second goal of the evening at the 20:51 mark. Exactly one minute later, St. Joe's senior Kat Gadbois (Scarborough, Maine) scored the eventual game winner, a tally that kick started a 5-0 run spanning 11 minutes with senior Elizabeth Elcock (Westwood, Mass.) capping the outburst and the hosts holding a 13-8 lead with 8:35 remaining.

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LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S

Sophomore Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) scored the Monks' first five goals and picked up a pair of draw controls

Gadbois tallied three goals, three assists, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers

Elcock registered a hat trick performance and scooped up two ground balls

Saint Joseph's maintained the advantage in shots (29-22), ground balls (30-24), and draw controls (16-8) while successfully clearing on six of nine attempts on the evening. Southern Maine held a 7-6 caused turnovers edge and was successful on 11 of 20 clear attempts with a pair of man-up goals in a losing effort. Both teams committed 22 turnovers.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 2-7 all-time versus Southern Maine, a team the Monks defeated – for the first time - by a 15-12 margin last spring.

NEXT!

Both teams return to action Saturday when Saint Joseph's plays at Thomas College at 2:00 PM and Southern Maine hosts Endicott College in a 1:00 PM start.

Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visitwww.sjcme.edu.